They declare that it was not their fault that they were on the island.
They insist that they were doing no harm, and their vessel put back to sea
and left them in their unhappy position.
G.H.R.
INVENTION AND DISCOVERY.
A New York newspaper has been making some experiments in signalling ships
at night, which, if as successful as it is claimed to be, will be of the
greatest service to sailors for all time to come.
Ships have a regular way of talking to one another, by means of flags
arranged in certain ways.
This form of signalling is comprehended by all sailors. It is a universal
language, and no matter from what country or in what seas ships may be
sailing, the language of the flags makes it possible for them to be
understood.
There has been one difficulty with the flag-signals, and that has been
that they were useless at night. When it became too dark for the flags to
be seen, sailors had no other means of communication.
The New York paper claims to have overcome this difficulty.
In saying that ships have no means of communicating with each other, it
must not be forgotten that they can use lights and send certain messages
with them.
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